CC-150 Polaris detailed list
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15001
Airbus Industrie
CC-150
Polaris
A310-304(F)
446
first date: 5 June 1993 – Taken on strength
Production test as F-WWCM, first flight on 17
December 1987 as a Model A310-304. To Wardair as C-GBWD, delivered on 23
February 1988. To Canadian Airlines
International on 15 January 1990.
Temporarily registered as F-WQCQ for conversion to military role in France, as
Model A310-304(F). These 5 aircraft
were purchased at prices of $51.2 to $57.1 million each, purchase agreed to
in January 1993. Assigned to 8 Wing at
CFB Trenton, and operated by crews of No. 437 (T) Squadron. Originally equipped as head of state VIP
aircraft, known unofficially by its crew as “the Taj Mahal”. Converted to -304(F) freighter by August
1996, the VIP role now rotates amongst the fleet using interchangeable cabin
modules. Transported Governor General
to Finland
in October 2003. Visited Beijing
Capitol airport in January 2005.
Transported Queen Elizabeth II on western Canada
tour, then from Edmonton to UK, in May
2005. Visited Pearson
International Airport,
Toronto, on 4
and 9 June 2006. At Larnaca airport, Cyprus on 19
February 2007. At Ramstein, Germany
in October 2007.
15002
Airbus Industrie
CC-150
Polaris
A310-304(F)
482
first date: 8 January 1993
– Taken on strength
Production test as F-WWCR, first flight on 13
July 1987 as an A310-304. To Wardair as C-GLWD, delivered on 29 September
1988. To Canadian Airlines
International on 15 January 1990.
Assigned to 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 20 February 1993, and operated by
crews of No. 437 (T) Squadron.
Delivered troops to San Jose,
California in June 1993, in
early overall light grey scheme. Seen
at Honolulu, Hawaii in February 2001. Visited Australia
and New Zealand,
summer of 2002. At Zagreb in August 2004. At Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport in June
2004. To Toronto Airport
for repaint of call sign, March 2006.
Now carries “last two” on nose and under wing, had been
“last three”. Visited Geilenkirchen, Germany on 4 April 2006. To Brize
Norton, UK
on 7 April 2006, on 24 January 2007 for one hour, and again on 12 February
2007 and 26 March 2007. Seen at Geilenkirchen, Germany on 7 May 2007. Used for simulated flare trials in the UK in May
2007.
15003
Airbus Industrie
CC-150
Polaris
A310-304(F)
425
first date: 30 November 1994 – Taken on strength
Production test as F-WWCP, first flight on 24
December 1986. To Wardair as C-FWDX, delivered on 31 January 1988. To Canadian Airlines International on 15
January 1991. Leased to Compass
Airlines as VH-YMI, 21 June 1991 to 28 January 1992. Assigned to 8 Wing at CFB Trenton, and
operated by crews of No. 437 (T) Squadron.
On display at London,
Ontario air show in summer of
1994. Seen at Lyon, France
in June 1996. Visited Stuttgart, Germany in April 1997, in early
overall light grey scheme. Seen at Zagreb airport in April 1999, in support of UN forces in
Bosnia. Visited Pearson
International Airport,
Toronto on 9 September 2005, possibly picking
up relief supplies for New Orleans. Seen at Budapest, Hungary
in July 2006. Seen at Ramstein AFB, Germany on 23
April 2007.
15004
Airbus Industrie
CC-150
Polaris
A310-304(F)
444
first date: 26 April 1993
– Taken on strength
Production test as F-WWCR, first flight on 26
October 1987. To Wardair as C-FNWD, delivered on 22 December 1987. To Canadian Airlines International on 15
January 1990. Leased to GIE-Charly
Bail as F-GHUD from 19 July 1991.
Operated by Tango division of Air Canada, 1991 to 1993. Assigned to 8 Wing at CFB Trenton, and
operated by crews of No. 437 (T) Squadron.
Temporarily registered as F-WQCQ for conversion to A310-304(F) in France, in
1997. On display at Hamilton air show in summer of 1999. Visited Brisbane, Australia
in April 2001. Converted to MRTT
(Multi-Role Tanker Transport) from August 2005. Visited Ramstein
AB, Germany
on 5 March 2006, as flight CFC3537, en route to Afghanistan. Visited Geilenkirchen Germany on 14
March 2006. Seen at RAF Brize Norten, UK on 26 October 2006. On display at Abbotsford air show, August
2007.
15005
Airbus Industrie
CC-150
Polaris
A310-304(F)
441
first date: 10 January 1994 – Taken on strength
Production test as F-WWCQ, first flight on 5
October 1987. To Wardair as C-FHWD, delivered on 28 November 1987. To Canadian Airlines International on 15
January 1990. Leased to Thai Airways
International as HS-TIF from 25 July 1990.
Converted to A310-304(F), delivered on 12 July 1997. First conversion to MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker
Transport). Rolled out, but not
complete, on 29 September 2004, at Elbe Flugzeugwerke plant in Dresden, Germany. Had been scheduled for completion in August
2004. Assigned to 8 Wing at CFB
Trenton, and operated by crews of No. 437 (T) Squadron. Transported Canadian delegation to G8
summit meeting in Switzerland,
June 2003. Seen at Prague, Czech Republic
in June 2005. Visited Ramstein
AB, Germany
on 5 March 2006, as flight CFC4431, en route to Afghanistan. Seen at Brize Norton, UK
on 8 July 2006. First seen at Trenton with wing tip
refueling pods in February 2007. At Stanstend, UK on 27 October 2007.
This data has come
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future, I will add a complete list of references. For now, some recent
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Created 11 December 2007. Updated 11 December 2007.